Monitoring adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Brazil: an urgent challenge Monitoramento da adesão ao tratamento antirretroviral no Brasil: um urgente desafio

The aim of this study was to describe the effect of non-adherence on the main laboratory outcomes, TCD4+ lymphocyte count and viral load, routinely used to monitor patients initiating treatment according to three different approaches to measure adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Among 288 particip...

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Published in:	Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Main Authors:	Gustavo Machado Rocha, Carla Jorge Machado, Francisco de Assis Acurcio, Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2011-01-01
Subjects:	Anti-Retrovirais Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida Carga Viral Contagem de Linfócito CD4 Adesão à Medicação Anti-Retroviral Agents Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Viral Load CD4 Lymphocyte Count Medication Adherence
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2011001300008